Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypermethylated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-me-thy-lat-ed
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

methylated to an abnormally high degree

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English methylated English hypermethylated From hyper- + methylated.

Inflected Forms

more hypermethylated (comparative) most hypermethylated (superlative)

Derived Forms

unhypermethylated

Frequently Paired Words

hypermethylation

Questions

What does hypermethylated mean?: methylated to an abnormally high degree
Where does hypermethylated come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English methylated English hypermethylated From hyper- + methylated.

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